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I have a pain that is sensitive when i touch my left kneecap like a boil
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Prepatellar bursitis: It sounds like you have inflammation or the bursa sack above your kneecap. It's generally there as a cushion, but can be=come inflamed with trauma or being on your knee for too long. Take anti-inflammatories and ice it. Sometimes wrapping it with an ace wrap can help too.
Answered 10/4/2016
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